Burkina Faso vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Number of maternal deaths
Number of maternal deaths over time
- Burkina Faso
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
How they compare
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 13,000 against 1,800 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 11,200.
That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 7.2 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 25th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 194 countries.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,300 | 72,000 | 68,700 | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 3,070 | 48,500 | 45,430 | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 2,900 | 31,900 | 29,000 | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 2,480 | 22,500 | 20,020 | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 2,225 | 16,500 | 14,275 | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Burkina Faso or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 13,000 against 1,800 in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Burkina Faso and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 11,200, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for number of maternal deaths?
- Burkina Faso ranks 25th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.